{"id":183807,"date":"2024-09-25T14:10:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T21:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=183807"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:11:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T21:11:09","slug":"railtown-1897-offers-skeleton-starlight-excursion-train-rides-on-10-19-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=183807","title":{"rendered":"Railtown 1897 Offers “Skeleton Starlight” Excursion Train Rides on 10\/19 & 26!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jamestown, CA…California State Parks, Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (SHP) and the California State Railroad Museum Foundation are thrilled to offer frightfully fun \u201cSkeleton Starlight\u201d excursion train rides on two Saturday evenings this fall. Pulled by a former U.S. Army diesel locomotive (currently serving on active duty while steam locomotives are undergoing heavy maintenance), the 50-minute \u201cSkeleton Starlight trains depart on October 19 & 26 at 6 and 7:30 p.m. to ride the rails along the historic Sierra Railway.<\/p>\n

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Staffed by a \u201cskeleton crew,\u201d train riders of all ages will enjoy spirited Halloween music and d\u00e9cor, resident ghouls rustling about, historic train cars draped in their finest funeral shrouds, dancing skeletons, singing pumpkins, and oh-so-much more. As the train approaches a haunted village, riders will be greeted by Railtown\u2019s coven of friendly witches who jump aboard to hand out tasty Halloween treats.<\/p>\n

Located in the heart of California\u2019s Gold Country, Railtown 1897 SHP combines railroad heritage, local history and the lure of Hollywood and is one of only two authentic and still-operating short line steam-era railroad roundhouse complexes in the entire country. The Park is also home to the famous \u201cMovie Star Locomotive\u201d Sierra No. 3\u00ae, which has an impressive history of starring in more than 100 film and television productions such as \u201cHigh Noon,\u201d \u201cBack to the Future III\u201d and \u201cPetticoat Junction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for the family-friendly \u201cSkeleton Starlight\u201d excursion train rides (which include Park admission) are $30 for adults, $15 for youths ages 3-17, and children ages 2 and under are free. For these special train rides, Railtown 1897 members receive discounted admission of $25 for adults, $12 for youth. To make advance online reservations, please visit\u00a0www.railtown1897.org<\/a>\u00a0or call 209-984-3953 for more information.<\/p>\n

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California State Parks\u00a0provides for the health, inspiration, and education of the people of California by helping to preserve the state\u2019s extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation. Learn more at\u00a0www.parks.ca.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the California State Railroad Museum Foundation<\/div>\n
The mission of the California State Railroad Museum Foundation (CSRMF) is to generate revenue and awareness on behalf of its destinations, while supporting the preservation, interpretation, and promotion of our railroad heritage. The Foundation provides funding for ongoing support of numerous programs, both at the museum’s Old Sacramento location and at the historic park in Jamestown, Calif. For more information, please visit\u00a0www.californiarailroad.museum<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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Jamestown, CA…California State Parks, Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (SHP) and the California State Railroad Museum Foundation are thrilled to offer frightfully fun \u201cSkeleton Starlight\u201d excursion train rides on two Saturday evenings this fall. Pulled by a former U.S. Army diesel locomotive (currently serving on active duty while steam locomotives are undergoing heavy maintenance), the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":183808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,19,20,4,1,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advertising","category-entertainment","category-featured","category-life-style","category-news","category-tuolumne-county","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RT97SkeletonStarlight2023_10-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=183807"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183810,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183807\/revisions\/183810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/183808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=183807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=183807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=183807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}